Title: | The Contribution of Land Certification to Land Management Practices- The Case Study of Dandi District, West Shewa Zone, Oromia National Regional State |
Authors: | Abebe, Mekonnen |
Keywords: | Land certification, land management practice, land investment, land tenure, and land rights security. |
Issue Date: | 15-Jul-2015 |
Publisher: | ST.MARY'S UNIVERSITY |
Abstract: | This study investigated farmers’ perceived land tenure security after they received land holding certificate, identified the contribution of rural land certification to land management practices, and the major challenges related to land management
practices in Dandi District –West Shewa Zone of Oromia National Regional State.
Primary data for the study were collected through household questionnaire, focus
group discussions and key informants interviews. Data were subjected to descriptive
and inferential statistics such as tables, percentages, and chi-square and t-test analyses. The result showed that farmers’ perceived land tenure security was improved in post land certification and the majority of the households felt more secured in their
land holding as a result of land certification. Land management practice undertaken
by farmers has been increased after they received land certification. The study
also identified that both governmental and non-governmental organizations played
vital roles in promoting land management practices and in supporting farmers to
practice different types of land management activities. Lack of clear demarcation,
presence of some sort of tenure insecurity, planting specific tree species and the decline of other indigenous trees and financial constraint were some of the challenges
that the study identified in relation to land tenure security and land management
practices. For the implementation of the envisaged land management measures
and further enhancement of farmers’ efforts towards sustainable land management,
credit facilities should be made available to farmers and stakeholders and concerned
institutions should integrate their efforts towards diversifying the types of
tree species planted by the farmers and emphasis should be given to promote and
avail seeds and seedlings of indigenous trees and the construction of soil bund terrace
for better and sustainable land management outcome. Furthermore, parcels of
households need to be clearly demarcated and sketched with the help of cadastral
mapping system, and farmers should be provided with a sketched map of their parcels
with their holding certificate as a legal document. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2475 |
Appears in Collections: | The 7th Multidisciplinary Research Seminar
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